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Lesia Ukrainka
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The magic of Ukrainian mythology in Mavka. The Forest Song
With distribution rights in more than 80 countries and a record-breaking opening weekend in Ukraine, the animated film unveils a fantasy world rooted in the nation's folklore.
Zhytomyr Oblast city returns its historical name Zviahel
On 16 November, the Ukrainian parliament renamed Novohrad-Volynskyi city in Zhytomyr Oblast to Zviahel (its historical name) in…
10 things everyone should know about Ukraine
The project tells stories of prominent Ukrainians, historical and cultural events that reshaped Ukraine’s history of the 19th-21th…
Lesia Ukrainka: Teen idol, beacon of erudition & fervent advocate of European integration
Born Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka in Novohrad-Volynsky, Zhytomyr Oblast in 1871, Lesia suffered immensely from her disease, travelling from…
Lesia Ukrainka’s “laughter through tears” and patriotism despite sorrow: poetic inspiration for a country at war
If reading Taras Shevchenko, the iconic Ukrainian serf-turned-national poet of the XIX century, is like striking a match…
The many faces of Ukrainian writer & feminist Lesia Ukrainka
In the family circle, Lesia Ukrainka was often called Larysa, Lesia, Zeya, Mysholosiya. Her mother called her Zeya,…